Student Registration & Transfer Requests
Kindergarten Roundup 24-25
REGISTRATION LINK / DATES
February 20, 2024 - March 22, 2024
Students will register online by clicking the link below. If you have questions or need assistance completing the online application, the district has set aside two days in March. CLICK HERE: Kindergarten Registration Link
The following dates are available for in-person registration if you need assistance in completing online registration.
March 6, 2024 G-PISD Annex Building 4600 Wildcat Dr (across from High School) 9:00 am – 12:00 pm |
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March 20, 2024 G-PISD Annex Building 4600 Wildcat Dr (across from High School) 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
KINDERGARTEN ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility: The child must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2024.
The following items are needed for a child to be registered:
• Official Birth Certificate or other proof of identity
• Immunization records
• Proof of residence (current lease agreement or utility bill {i.e. water, gas, or electric bill})
• Parent/guardian photo id (driver’s license, military ID, or passport)
• Child's Social Security Card
Pre-K Roundup 24-25
REGISTRATION LINK / DATES
April 1, 2024 - May 10, 2024
Students will register online by clicking the link below. If you have questions or need assistance completing the online application, the district has set aside two days in March. COMING SOON: Pre-K Registration Link
The following dates are available for in-person registration if you need assistance in completing online registration.
April 10, 2024 G-PISD Annex Building 4600 Wildcat Dr (across from High School) 9:00 am – 12:00 pm |
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May 8, 2024 G-PISD Annex Building 4600 Wildcat Dr (across from High School) 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Pre-Kindergarten Eligibility
Eligibility: Four years of age by September 1, 2024 and meets at least one of the criteria listed below:
• unable to speak and comprehend the English language and are Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students.
• is educationally (economically) disadvantaged: Eligible to participate in the National Free or Reduced-Price Lunch Program based on family income. Eligible by having a food stamp or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Eligibility Group Number (EDG#).
• is homeless, as defined by 42 U.S.C. §11434a
• is the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty by proper authority
• is the child of a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty
• is or has ever been in the conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (foster care) following an adversary hearing held as provided by Family Code §262.201 or has been in foster care in another state or territory, but currently lives in Texas
• is the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award as a peace officer, firefighter, or emergency medical first responder
The following items are needed for a child to be registered:
• Official Birth Certificate or other proof of identity
• Immunization records
• Proof of residence (current utility statement in parent/guardian’s name {gas, electric, water} showing physical address within the District’s boundaries, a recently paid rent receipt, or current lease agreement)
• Child’s Social Security Card
• Proof of military status of parent (if applicable)
NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION
New Student Registration
- New Student Registration will open Monday, April 15, 2024.
- Register your student who is new to Gregory-Portland ISD.
- This opportunity is available for only students who reside within the G-PISD school district boundary.
- Please see the list below under "Documents & Requirements," and have those items ready to upload as image files or PDF documents into the online registration process prior to completion.
Returning Student Registration - Incoming K - 12
Returning Student Registration
COMING SOON: CLICK HERE TO register your returning G-PISD studenT!
- Click the link above (when it becomes available) to complete online registration for your student in the CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, 2024-2025 (this is a student who ALREADY ATTENDED a G-PISD school in the 2023-2024 school year).
- This application is available for only students who reside within the G-PISD school district boundary.
- There is ONE WINDOW of opportunity to complete online registration ... and doing so is vital to ensuring adequate staffing for next school year. Please complete for your current G-PISD student(s) by the deadline listed above.
Transfers - REQUESTS (NEW & RENEWAL) 2024-2025 - Feb 20 - Mar 22, 2024
- OUT-OF-DISTRICT TRANSFER REQUESTS (NEW & RENEWAL) 2024-2025
- Intradistrict Transfers - (campus to campus) - NEW & Renewal - 2024-2025
OUT-OF-DISTRICT TRANSFER REQUESTS (NEW & RENEWAL) 2024-2025
The link to request consideration of your child(ren) to attend Gregory-Portland ISD while residing outside the district. This includes BOTH new applications and those wanting to renew their transfer request.
The deadline to apply for an out-of-district transfer is listed above. After this date, the window of opportunity will close for all 2024-2025 transfer requests. It will not open again until the Spring of 2025 for the 2025-2026 school year.
Notice will be sent to each applicant who submits before the deadline, providing either approval or denial of the transfer request. If a request is approved, the applicant will receive a link to complete student registration by the specific deadline communicated in the approval notice
Important information has been posted in the online request process, and applicants must read this content and sign BEFORE submitting their application. Please CLICK HERE to read this notice now.
Registration has now closed.
CLICK HERE FOR THE OUT-OF-DISTRICT TRANSFER REQUEST APPLICATION - ENGLISH
CLICK HERE FOR THE OUT-OF-DISTRICT TRANSFER REQUEST APPLICATION - SPANISH
Intradistrict Transfers - (campus to campus) - NEW & Renewal - 2024-2025
Registration Link
Registration has now closed.
CLICK HERE FOR THE INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER REQUEST APPLICATION - ENGLISH
CLICK HERE FOR THE INTRADISTRICT TRANSFER REQUEST APPLICATION - SPANISH
CRITERIA FOR INTADISTRICT STUDENTS
Employees’ Children
A resident elementary school student who is the child of a District employee currently working at an elementary campus not in the student’s attendance area. The student may attend the campus at which the parent works.
The child of an employee who resides in the District but does not work on an elementary campus may attend school in the home attendance area or the closest campus of the employee’s assignment if space is available.
An employee’s child shall be exempt from overflow.
Students Who Move
A student who moves from one attendance area to another during the school year shall withdraw from the current campus and enroll at the campus in the attendance zone in which they reside upon notification to campus staff.
A student who will change residence as a result of the acquisition of another home within the following months. Application for transfer must include acceptable documentation (e.g., a signed contract with a builder or seller, a signed lease, and the like).
Campus-Specific Programs
A student who is enrolled in a program not offered at the campus in the home attendance area (i.e., bilingual). When the student ceases to be enrolled in the program, the student must attend the school in the home attendance area.
Campus Specific Programs
A student who is enrolled in a program not offered at the campus in the home attendance area (i.e., bilingual). When the student ceases to be enrolled in the program, the student must attend the school in the home attendance area.
Documents & Requirements for Student Registration
Registration Requirements - All Students
Before registration will be completed, all students entering a Gregory-Portland ISD school for the first time must have:
- Proof of identity of (1) the student, and (2) the parent/guardian who will enroll the student, for example:
- Birth Certificate
- Driver's License
- Passport
- School ID card, records, or report card
- Military ID
- Adoption records
- Any other legal document that establishes identity; copy of child's Birth Certificate OR another document suitable as proof of child's identity (see list above) AND (if under age 11) a signed, notarized statement explaining the parent's inability to produce a copy of the child's Birth Certificate
2. Proof of residency, for example:
- Current household utility statement in the parent’s or guardian’s name (gas, electric, water) showing an address within the District’s boundaries. No PO boxes.
- A recently paid rent receipt.
- A current lease agreement.
- Sworn affidavit of parent or guardian that the parent or guardian and the child seeking admission are bona fide residents of the District, i.e., that they eat, sleep, and maintain clothing and other personal effects at an address within the District’s boundaries shown on the application for admission.
- Please note: *current means within 30 days of registration.
5. Child’s Social Security Card
6. Child’s Current Immunization Record
7. Your child must be available for testing if qualifying based on limited English Language Proficiency.
8. Income information on all household members.
9. Active duty military participation will require the following documents: Department of Defense Identification and a Statement of Service from the Adjutant General/ Director of Human Resources or an official letter from a commander that he/she is active/mobilized.
10. If New / Transfer Student who attended a previous school district: School Records from the previous district (withdrawal form and/or transcript) with proof of grade promotion.
Pre-Kindergarten Eligibility Requirements (Texas)
To be eligible for the Pre- Kindergarten program, your child must be 4 years of age by Sept. 1 and meet an eligibility requirement as required by Texas law. No exceptions can be made:
- The child is unable to speak and comprehend the English language and are Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students. Students must complete a Home Language Survey and the child must qualify on the preLAS: English Language Proficiency Assessment for Early Learners (PreLAS), which will be administered face-to-face when permitted.
- The child is educationally (economically) disadvantaged: Eligible to participate in the National Free or Reduced-Price Lunch Program based on family income. Eligible by having a food stamp or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Eligibility Group Number (EDG#).
- The child is homeless, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11302.
- The child has a parent or official guardian that is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty by proper authority. This includes uniformed service members who are Missing in Action (MIA).
- The child has a parent or official guardian that is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty. The term “member of the armed forces” includes:• active duty uniformed members (parents or official guardians) of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard who are assigned to duty stations in Texas or who are Texans who have eligible children residing in Texas; activated/ mobilized uniformed members of the Texas National Guard (Army or Air Guard), or activated/mobilized members of the Reserve components of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard who are Texas residents regardless of the location of the reserve unit; and uniformed service members who are Missing in Action (MIA).
- The child has ever been in the conservatorship (foster care) of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), as well as children in a conservatorship as a result of an adversary hearing. This includes children returned to home, kinship placement, and/or adoptions.